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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )The Mind and the Brain: Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force List Price: $16.95 Amazon.com's Price: $11.53 You Save: $5.42 (32%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 571 EAN: 9780060988470 ISBN: 0060988479 Label: Harper Perennial Manufacturer: Harper Perennial Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 432 Publication Date: October 01, 2003 Publisher: Harper Perennial Release Date: October 14, 2003 Studio: Harper Perennial Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: In his work treating patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder, Dr. Jeffrey Schwartz made an extraordinary discovery: by focusing their attention away from negative behaviors and toward positive ones, his patients were able to make permanent changes to their own neural pathways. In The Mind and the Brain Schwartz explores this power -- the power of the mind to shape the brain. Through research and case studies, he demonstrates the brain's ability to be drastically rewired, not just in childhood but throughout life -- a paradigm-shifting discovery that could transform the treatment of every neurological dysfunction, from dyslexia to stroke. Schwartz's landmark book challenges the idea that we are merely biologically programmed automatons and proves that we have the power to shape our brains and, consequently, our destiny -- a revolutionary insight that continues to provoke debate among those who care about the future of man's role in the universe. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Fantastic Exploration of Neuroplasticity, but Weak on Link to Quantum Physics and Proof of Free WillThe majority of this book deals with the biological, neurological and psychological threads that all came together only recently to support the theory of adult neuroplasticity and these chapters are riveting and informative. (N.B. there's lots of info on animal experiments that is unpleasant for squeamish non-scientists like myself) The authors amass and a wide range of experiments and evidence that prove the brain is plastic throughout normal adulthood and after traumatic injuries, and further ... Read More Rating:  - The Consilience of Neuroscience, Jamesian Psychology, Buddhism, and Quantum MechanicsThe Consilience of Neuroscience, Jamesian Psychology, Buddhism, and Quantum Mechanics This excellent work reminded me of E.O Wilson's assertion that the sciences, humanities, and arts have one purpose: to give meaning to "a conviction, far deeper than a mere working proposition, that the world is orderly and can be explained by a small number of natural laws." Dr. Jeffery Scwartz and Sharon Begley have, through a masterful integration and consilience of quantum mechanics, ... Read More Rating: - A fascinating exploration of mindfulness and neuroplasticityThis book was probably the most fascinating book I read about neuroscience and that's saying something since I find all of them fascinating. In this book the author explains neuroplasticity and how it continues to work in the brains of an adult as well as a child. The author also reviews many of the neuroscience experiments and projects done by various people as well as how those projects have confirmed the efficacy of mindful practices in controlling our habits and thoughts. What I found really ... Read More Rating: - You can Change your mindThis book presents a scientific premise that though you may be born hard wired or predisposed to certain thinking patterns those patterns are change able. You are what you think and how you think will make you what you will be. Yes we can inherit certain traits and chemical imbalances can affect our attitudes , but we are not bound , we are not slave to these patterns of thought . We can change the way we think . The admonition of scripture " to let this mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus " is achievable ... Read More Rating: - Thorough and satisfyingSchwartz provides a thorough picture of the development of neuroscience over the 20 years. His research into OCD is presented in a simple yet beautiful way. His book open my mind to the beauty of the human brain and to the idea of the mind. The chapter on physics was a little hard to understand. 
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